Leon Panetta, President Barack Obama's choice to head the US Defence Department, predicts that Iraq will ask the United States to keep some American troops in the country beyond the scheduled departure date at the end of the year.... more
Federal judge California orders the US military to stop enforcing its ban on openly gay troops, bringing the 17-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy close to being abolished... more
Indian airports are on high alert after intelligence services received information that al Qaeda-linked militants were plotting to hijack a plane... more
Some of the biggest names in corporate life were at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire on Friday night for the closing black-tie banquet at the annual Oxford Analytica conference, a big pow-wow on global politics and business... more
The outline of a new co-ordinated action plan for Afghanistan is emerging from the shadows - and it is likely to mean that British fighting troops leave the country much sooner than most have been predicting.... more
US defence secretary Robert Gates has presented a grim picture of the war in Afghanistan and admitted he cannot say when US troops will be able to leave... more
Foreign Secretary David Miliband was meeting new US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington amid speculation that Britain will join a "troop surge" in Afghanistan... more
Robert Gates will continue as American defence secretary under Barack Obama as the president-elect prepares to bolster troops in Afghanistan and oversee a withdrawal from Iraq... more
The US Defence Secretary gave warning of "dramatic consequences" if Washington and Baghdad failed to agree a security deal for American forces in Iraq... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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